من نحن

The Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme, implemented by the United Nations Development Program in Tunisia, provides financial support to community-led initiatives tackling local environmental challenges while enhancing ecosystems and community livelihoods. Building on a legacy of funding 236 projects across Tunisia since 1993, this program supports sustainable development and environmental preservation. Funding is allocated for projects spanning biodiversity conservation and sustainable use, climate change mitigation and adaptation, international waters, sustainable forest management, combatting land degradation, addressing persistent chemical or organic pollutants, and capacity building. Priority is given to initiatives located within specific Tunisian landscapes—namely Kroumirie-Mogods, the Haut Tell, the Dorsale, Dhahar, and Sfax and its hinterland, including the Kneiss archipelago and northern Kerkennah islets—though up to 30 percent of resources may support innovative and high-impact projects outside these areas. The program seeks to strengthen grassroots participation in terrestrial and marine landscape management while promoting local knowledge, technical skills, and inclusive social benefits. Grants range from an average of USD 35,000 to USD 50,000, with a maximum threshold of USD 75,000 reserved for initiatives demonstrating exceptional scale, reach, and innovation. Eligible projects may run for a duration of up to 18 months, during which funded activities must directly address the core environmental and socioeconomic objectives of the call.

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Applicants must be civil society organizations legally registered under Tunisian law, and each organization is restricted to submitting a single proposal. Organizations with an active, ongoing project under the GEF Small Grants Programme are ineligible to apply. To be considered for funding, proposals must actively involve local communities in all stages of project design, implementation, and monitoring, and must integrate a robust gender approach ensuring the active participation of women, youth, and persons with disabilities. Furthermore, projects must be designed to ensure long-term environmental sustainability and positive socioeconomic outcomes, provide mandatory co-financing in cash and in kind equal to 50 percent of the total project cost, and—where applicable—correspond to pre-identified priority initiatives within the designated target landscapes.

Post Date: October 25, 2026